Puye Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Puye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1131:468,51032,208
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
China41:341,830,39216,990
Gambia41:480,863548
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Püye (35) & Puyé (1) are calculated separately.

Puye (61) may also be a first name.

Puye Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Puye Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Puye (Marathi: पुये, Russian: Пуйе) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Püye or Puyé. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Puye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Puye is the 895,817th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 24,373,063 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Puye live; 38 percent live in East Africa and 38 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 61 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 468,510. In Tanzania Puye is mostly found in: Njombe Region, where 84 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 8 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 4 percent are found. Other than Tanzania it exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 22 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found.

Puye Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Puye earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 61.32% less than the national average, earning R 91,920 per year and in Canada they earn 13.99% less than the national average, earning $42,732 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Püye9235/
Puyé921/
Pouye8933,622/
Puyed89419/
Puiye89177/
Puyet89130/
Puyae8917/
Puyep8912/
Phuye897/
Puyeu893/
Puyes893/
Puyie891/
Puyeh891/
Pye8621,580/
Puy865,814/
Pue861,634/
Pouyet801,473/
Pouyes80145/
Pouyez8082/
Puiyoe8021/
Puyaye8020/
Pauyee805/
Puiyea803/
Puiyee802/
Puyeye802/
Phuyed801/
Puoyoe801/
Paye7541,431/
Puyo756,783/
Puya751,410/
Puie751,189/
Pouy751,173/
Poye75817/
Phuy75712/
Puey75440/
Poue75169/
Peye75161/
Phue75149/
Piye75130/
Phye75112/
Puje7596/
Paue7590/
Peue7590/
Puyt7558/
Puee7548/
Puhy7535/
Pyie7535/
Puyd7526/
Puoy7524/
Puyó7523/
Puiy7523/
Puei7522/
Puyi7517/
Pujy7514/
Pyee7512/
Pyei759/
Peuy754/
Pyej753/
Puyò752/
Puuy752/
Puyz752/
Puyh751/
Puys751/
Pauy751/
Ppuy751/
Puyy751/
Pfye751/
Vpuy751/
Hpye751/
Pouhyet7313/
Pouyesh732/
Pouyaei732/
Phuiyee731/
Puyooie730/
Payet6742,356/
Pueyo678,741/
Pouya675,097/
Puyad674,137/
Payes673,498/
Poyet673,494/
Puyat672,839/
Pauya671,772/
Puyos671,583/
Pujay671,399/
Puyod671,181/
Puyot67942/
Pouey67838/
Pauyo67770/
Puyau67730/
Paoue67647/
Payoe67585/
Pouet67451/
Poiye67304/
Pfuyo67280/
Puyoo67224/
Piyes67210/
Paiye67160/
Pujiy67138/
Payez67138/
Pooye67130/
Phuyo67122/
Paues67117/
Payep67117/
Pfaue67113/
Pujie67112/
Puyoh6794/
Puiyo6789/
Payie6782/
Payee6773/
Pugge6767/
Peyes6765/
Poyee6761/
Puyas6760/
Pouyo6752/
Pujeh6748/
Payae6748/
Phuya6747/
Peyed6741/
Peiye6740/
Puydt6732/
Phaye6731/
Puiyi6730/
Peyeu6728/
Payeh6724/
Pouyé6723/
Poyep6722/
Ppuyo6720/
Pojuy6720/
Pejye6719/
Puyai6716/
Payed6715/
Piyeh6714/
Pugie6714/
Pouhy6712/
Poyes6711/
Puyah6711/
Pouea6710/
Pujeu6710/
Phuyi6710/
Pouyt679/
Phoue678/
Puyay678/
Pheuy678/
Puhya678/
Pauhe678/
Poyeh677/
Pujez677/
Pauey675/
Paaye675/
Phouy675/
Puyui675/
Piyet675/
Pyoey675/
Peyei675/
Puyyd674/
Peyye674/
Pujuy674/
Puije673/
Peyez673/
Peuyo673/
Poiuy673/
Puyha673/
Pauez672/
Puyyi672/
Pujoy672/
Pheye672/
Peues672/
Peyet672/
Poueh672/
Piyee672/
Poued672/
Puyio672/
Pajuy672/
Pieye672/
Payeu672/
Pauet672/
Poues672/
Phoye672/
Puyop672/
Poeuy671/
Peeuy671/
Payhe671/
Puujy671/
Puyaa671/
Pueoy671/
Puhiy671/
Puieh671/
Pujee671/
Poyye671/
Ppaye671/
Peuey671/
Peyee671/
Phiye671/
Phuee671/
Phuoy671/
Phyie671/
Pahye671/
Payei671/
Peyie671/
Pauie671/
Peuer671/
Pueio671/
Paueh671/
Payey671/
Peyeh671/
Phueh671/
Piouy671/
Puies671/
Puiet671/
Pueaj671/
Puohy671/
Puyts671/
Poyey671/
Poyez671/
Pouei671/
Pouje671/
Puyoi671/
Puoyo671/
Peeye671/
Phuje671/
Pphye671/
Ppoue671/
Puyoy671/
Puyyo671/
Puoiy671/
Piyey670/
Peyey670/
Phuie670/

Puye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Puye in the Marathi language
पुयेpuye-
Puye in the Russian language
Пуйеpuje-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Puye
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